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    Graphics Amp Port: Can Something Else Go There?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by john green, Oct 28, 2015.

  1. john green

    john green Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone tried using the port for the GA as a connector for something else? In my case, I'm thinking of Hard Drives or SSD's, in a custom box or somehow used in the GA box.

    Has anyone tried or heard of sticking a PCI-card SSD into the GA? There are vague reports online of using a PCIe ribbon soldered to a PCI slot (+power supply) as a poor man's GA.

    And what of the sensitivity to disconnecting the GA port while the computer is running?
     
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  2. epic_ninja420

    epic_ninja420 Notebook Geek

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    Nope, not currently. Pretty sure Instant BSOD if you yank out the GA plug
     
    epic_ninja420, Oct 28, 2015
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    That would trigger a restart or black screen. The port is proprietary, you could have many issues getting to run anything there that's not the Amplifier.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 30, 2015
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